Donna Brazile

It became crystal clear that my uneasiness stemmed from the unknown; I didn't know which Donna to expect -- the TV version or the one who unraveled her raw self through our months of email communications. What I encountered was infinitely better.

Embarrassingly, I had fallen prey to the anti-minimum-wage-hike propaganda. But what I have learned is that the majority of low-wage workers are adults, not teens, many of whom are using that money to support their families.

At Points of Light's Conference on Volunteering and Service in Washington, D.C. this week, the crowd of 5,000 saw something you don't see every day. And it wasn't just right-leaning strategist Karl Rove dancing on stage with left-leaning strategist Donna Brazile.